GSA Connects 2021 in Portland, Oregon

Session No. 201
Wednesday, 13 October 2021: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Oregon Ballroom 202/203/204 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)

P5. Geoscience and Society: Action and Interdisciplinary Engagement on Local and Global Scales

GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA International; GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee; European Geosciences Union; American Geophysical Union; Geological Survey of Sweden; The Global Network for Geoscience and Society; Geology in the Public Interest; Geology for Global Development; Department of Geology and Environmental Science, Wheaton College; Clean Water Institute, Calvin University; Department of Geology, San Jose State University; Department of Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences, Michigan Technological University; Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Marine and Coastal Geoscience Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division; GSA Limnogeology Division

 

Gregory Wessel, Rudy Schuster, Chloe Hill and Nina Burkardt, Conveners
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:10 AM
GEOSCIENCE WITH A PUBLIC PURPOSE: ADDING PEOPLE TO THE EQUATION
APPLEGATE, David, US Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 111, Reston, VA 20192
8:22 AM
CANADA’S PUBLIC GEOSCIENCE FOR A SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL VILLAGE
LEBEL, Daniel, Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A0E8, Canada
8:46 AM
HELPING CITIES PREPARE FOR A CHANGING CLIMATE
HAYHOE, Katharine, Climate Science Center, Texas Tech University, Holden Hall 72, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409
8:58 AM
EDUCATION FOR ACTIVE AND ENGAGED GEOSCIENCE
REDDY, Elizabeth, Engineering, Design, & Society, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401
 
9:10 AM
Panel Discussion
 
9:25 AM
Break
9:50 AM
THE GLOBAL NETWORK FOR GEOSCIENCE AND SOCIETY: CONNECTING SCIENCE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC GOOD
WESSEL, Gregory, Geology In The Public Interest, PO Box 1135, Vashon, WA 98070 and GREENBERG, Jeffrey K., Geology In The Public Interest, 2405 Heritage Dr., Titusville, FL 32780
10:00 AM
SCIENTISTS AS CIVIC PARTICIPANTS: ENGAGING IN LOCAL DECISION-MAKING
GARG, Arti, Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally, Hayward, CA 94542
10:15 AM
GEOHERITAGE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY
SZTEIN, Ester, Board on International Scientific Organizations, National Academy of Sciences, 500 Fifth St., Washington, DC 20001 and MOGK, David, Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717
 
10:30 AM
Break
10:55 AM
STIMULATING CLIMATE CHANGE ENGAGEMENT IN COMMUNITIES: CASE STUDIES FROM NIGERIA
ILESANMI, Olufeyisayo, Division of Environmental Quality, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, 1730 East Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO 65409, ABIOLA-AWE, Iniobong, Alumna, United States International Visitors Leadership Program, United States Embassy, Nigeria, Lagos, 90001, Nigeria and OBOH-IKUENOBE, Francisca, Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 129 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409
11:10 AM
INNOVATIVE GEOSCIENCE/SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT—USING ART AND SOCIAL SCIENCE TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF MINING
WALTON-DAY, Katherine1, HINCK, Jo Ellen2, SIEBERS, Benjamin J.3, CAMPBELL, Kate M.1, CROTEAU, Marie-Noele4, WELCH, Eric5, SCHUSTER, Rudy6 and MICHALEGKO, Lesley F.5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia, MO 65201, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Middleton, WI 53562, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (5)Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ 85004, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, Ft. Collins, CO 80526
11:25 AM
MOBILISING GEOSCIENCE TO DELIVER THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS – REFLECTIONS FROM 'GEOLOGY FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT' ACTIVITIES
HILBERT WOLF, Hannah, Geology for Global Development, Loughborough, LE12 9RP, United Kingdom
 
11:40 AM
Panel Discussion / Town Hall